| It'll do all the things you listed. In big band and rock its dynamics really make things easy. Lead, solo or section will be a breeze in these settings. One thing my sax player and I have noticed in rock/soul/funk is that the tembre of his Selmer Paris tenor and my TT is such that they blend like one horn. It's amazing. He'd been playing Yammies and brought in a new S-P tenor and an old S-P alto. The trumpet and sax have the same alloys and it's amazing how "together" they sound together. (Now all you got to do is convince your tenor to spend six-grand on a new horn).
For classical you'll need to rein in the dynamics to match the group. You have to do this with most horns, but more so with the TT because it's so easy to power it up. The tembre in excellent for serious work and your two mpc selections will probably work well. However, you may want to go one backbore size smaller on the larger mpc. (You don't say what horn you're coming from, but the TT blows like a larger horn than its measurements would lead you to expect).
A guy or gal could go into a community band setting and spread havoc with a TT if they're not sensitive to matching. The horn is just so dynamic that it's easy to overpower. HOWEVER, if played with sensitivity it'll be a joy and great fun. You can pull back an play with much less effort to achieve whatever the needed dynamic.
Let us know what you do.
Ciao,
Dave |